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Some objective information about UCL injuries/surgery
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:48 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:48 pm
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BACKGROUND: Acute ruptures of the ulnar collateral ligament (UCL) of the thumb are common injuries in sports. Surgical repair of complete tears has yielded excellent results in elite athletes.
METHODS: National Football League (NFL) players who underwent thumb UCL surgery and matched controls were identified. Demographic and performance data were collected. Performance scores were calculated using a standardized scoring system. Return to sport (RTS) in the NFL was defined as playing in at least 1 NFL game after thumb UCL surgery. Comparisons between case and control groups and preoperative and postoperative time points were made using paired-samples Student t tests.
RESULTS: Twenty-three players were identified (mean age: 28.8 ± 3.4 years and mean experience in the NFL: 5.9 ± 3.4 years). Twenty-two players (95.7%) were able to return to sport in the NFL at an average of 132.2 ± 126.1 days. The overall 1-year NFL career survival rate of players undergoing thumb UCL surgery was 87.0%. There was not a statistically significant decrease in games per season and career length for any position following surgery. No positions had a significant difference in postoperative performance when compared with preoperative performance, and there was no significant performance difference postoperatively when compared with matched controls.
CONCLUSIONS: There is a high rate of RTS in the NFL following thumb UCL surgery. Players who underwent thumb UCL surgery played in a similar number of games per season and had similar career lengths in the NFL as controls. No position group had any significant postoperative performance score differences when compared with postindex matched controls.
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This is WORST case scenario.
Brees won't let this end his career.
Everyone needs to chill the frick out.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 8:49 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:48 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Ok so if so, what week is he expected back?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:50 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Who's gonna masterbate for Drew?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:51 pm to SHMILL
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Ok so if so, what week is he expected back?
Week 1, 2020
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:51 pm to WaWaWeeWa
What positions were represented in this study?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:52 pm to windshieldman
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Who's gonna masterbate for Drew?
No shot I’m jerking him off. I’d rather blow him.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:53 pm to SHMILL
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Ok so if so, what week is he expected back?
quote:
were able to return to sport in the NFL at an average of 132.2 ± 126.1 days
so an ~30 yr old NFL player came back in an average of 4.5 months
Drew's season would be over
Posted on 9/15/19 at 8:59 pm to rt3
Yeah I don't see how that article is reassuring.
We're not worried about overall recovery, we're worried about time to recovery.
We're not worried about overall recovery, we're worried about time to recovery.
This post was edited on 9/15/19 at 8:59 pm
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:00 pm to rintintin
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Yeah I don't see how that article is reassuring.
We're not worried about overall recovery, we're worried about time to recovery.
yes... this was supposed to be a Super Bowl or bust season
we're staring bust straight in the face after just week 2
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:00 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Well be fine, too bad Philly is walking wounded bc would be nice to see Hotlanta start 0-2
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:00 pm to rt3
The shorter time frame for returns would be non skill players or injury to non throwing hand. Drew would be on the longer end of that spectrum
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:01 pm to SirWinston
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Well be fine, too bad Philly is walking wounded bc would be nice to see Hotlanta start 0-2
did I see that Wentz went down too?
(I ain't watching SNF after that debacle)
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:06 pm to WaWaWeeWa
No one is saying career ending but it’s definitely season ending
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:08 pm to sunnydaze
I've seen plenty of topics talking about going back to paper bags.
This won't end Drew so that's just sky is falling talk
This won't end Drew so that's just sky is falling talk
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:22 pm to onmymedicalgrind
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onmymedicalgrind
You seem to know your crap. What are we looking at here?
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:27 pm to WaWaWeeWa
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Twenty-two players (95.7%) were able to return to sport in the NFL at an average of 132.2 ± 126.1 days
So, 4 months?
That’s January at earliest.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:32 pm to BobBoucher
Yea sounds like surgery likely ends his season. Have to hope it's non surgical.
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:47 pm to WaWaWeeWa
This data may be correct but if it was strictly limited to QBs it wouldn’t be more relevant. The ability to hold a ball firmly is the lifeblood of a QB !!
Posted on 9/15/19 at 9:48 pm to WaWaWeeWa
Top 5 draft pick with Btees returning for one more?
Would suck but as worst case scenarios go, it’s not awful
Would suck but as worst case scenarios go, it’s not awful
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